Area 88 (1985)
- Original title
- エリア88 Act I: 裏切りの大空
- Directed by
- Hisayuki Toriumi
- Genre
- animation, war, action, drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young pilot is tricked into flying for a foreign military. He must shoot down enemy planes to earn his freedom while struggling with the horror of killing and losing friends.
tensebleakmelancholicvisceralintrospectivewar-torndesperateslow-burnemotional
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